Springsteen 'offers Kings' Followill advice'

Nathan Followill has confessed that he was surprised to discover how down-to-earth Bruce Springsteen is during a recent meeting.

The Kings of Leon drummer spent time with Springsteen after a concert in New Jersey and was offered advice for how to maintain his success.

"My wife's from Jersey. Her parents were in town to see Bruce Springsteen. After the show, I hung out with him. I was expecting this larger-than-life kind of guy, but he was just so chilled out and so quiet," he told Uncut magazine.

"And he said something that I'll never forget. 'Man, you guys', he says. 'I'm so proud you all are doing good. You seem like level-headed guys. Keep your heads on straight. And never forget who you are. For two and a half hours a night I'm The Boss. The other 21 and a half, my wife is the boss. Never forget who you are'."

Followill continued: "So what I got was, basically, when you're on stage you're the s**t, you're the King, but as soon as you step off, you're just a normal guy just like everybody else. That was your job. You just got off work."